Most people are familiar with the story of Jesus Christ’s birth. Come Christmastime, Nativity scenes in towns and ... In the fourth century, the Church of the Nativity was built over a specific ...

Lord, bless all who look upon this manger; may it remind us of the humble birth of Jesus, and raise up our thoughts to him, who is God-with-us and Savior of all, and who lives and reigns for ever ...

The attempt to project contemporary politics or our own aspirations onto such a sacred figure is always problematic.

Whether it's pro-immigration pastors locking the baby Jesus in a cage to ... boring straights bar. This nativity scene, posted by the Claremont United Methodist Church, was vandalized in 2011 ...

Hordes of tourists and pilgrims are a common sight outside Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity in the Palestinian ... this spot 2,000 years ago: the birth of Jesus Christ. As the war between ...

Instead of a manger in Bethlehem, Jesus will arrive ... The symbolically charged nativity scene is already turning heads in Rio de Janeiro's Gloria square, where the nearby Church of the Sacred ...

The story of Jesus's birth (also known as the nativity) is often retold by children taking part in nativity plays. Christian church services at Christmas include carol singing. These are happy ...